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The COVID-19 Riddle: Why Does the Virus Wallop Some Places and Spare Others?

The question of why the virus has overwhelmed some places and left others relatively untouched is a puzzle that has spawned numerous theories and speculations but no definitive answers. That knowledge could have profound implications for how countries respond to the virus, for determining who is at risk and for knowing when it’s safe to go out again.




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Buddha Purnima events go online this year




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Chinese Man's Lungs Filled with Worms after He Ate Raw Snake Gallbladder and Live Snails

The man called Wang was diagnosed with paragonimiasis, a parasitic infection caused by food-borne parasites.




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Watch: Couple Exchanges Garlands Using Sticks to Maintain Social Distancing During Wedding

A couple from Mumbai came up with a unique way of celebrating their marriage amid the lockdown.




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Anger in Middle East, Marriage in India: 'Red Dot Experiment' Shows How Meanings Vary Across Cultures

In South East Asia, the instant responses tended to marriage and love while the delayed responses included communism, China etc.




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Watch: Table Tennis Champion Omotayo Swaps Paddle for Medal During Lockdown

Omotayo, who is the latest product from Nigeria's conveyer belt of table tennis talent, started off as a teenage sensation.




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Here's How to Get your Scented Candles to Stop Melting Only in the Middle

In order to find a solution, a woman has tried and tested a trick. This hack worked out pretty well.




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Nagpur Police Fill in for Family to 'Bless Bride' at Wedding During Lockdown

There was no one from her family to attend her marriage due to movement restrictions and the Nagpur Police tried to fulfill this absence.




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Asian Oil Sellers Add New 'Zero Price' Clause in Contracts: Report

The new clause comes as sellers in Asia seek to protect their interests, as prices of some physical crude grades sold in the region have fallen to close to $10 a barrel due to heavy discounts.




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10 Most-valued Domestic Firms Together Add Rs 3.10 Lakh Crore to M-cap; TCS Biggest Gainer

Tata Consultancy Services' market valuation zoomed Rs 73,753.12 crore to Rs 7,56,049.23 crore, becoming the biggest gainer in the top-10 chart.




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Taylor Fritz, Addison Rae Win Glitchy Mario Tennis Charity Tournament

Taylor Fritz and Addison Rae beat Kei Nishikori and DJ Steve Aoki in the final of the Mario tennis charity tournament.




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Reunited With His Favourite Person: Riddhima Posts Throwback Pic Of Rishi Kapoor With Krishna Raj

Rishi Kapoor died in Mumbai on the morning of April 30. Just the night before, Riddhima was granted permission to drive to Mumbai from Delhi. Riddhima is a jewellery designer and lives with her husband and daughter in Delhi.




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Anup Jalota Refutes Wedding Rumours with Jasleen Matharu, Says Looking for Groom for Her

Recently, when pictures of Jasleena Matharu sporting vermillion and dressed as a new bride surfaced on the Internet, netizens started speculating if she tied the knot with Anup Jalota.




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'Butterfingers Could Be My Middle Name': Twinkle Khanna Describes Her Clumsy Self

Twinkle Khanna says she's rather clumsy and talent-less, but is good at turning a patch of land into a beautiful garden.




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Mohanlal Posts Sweet Sketch of Mammootty and Wife on Their Wedding Anniversary

Mohanlal took to social media on Wednesday to share a sketch of fellow Malayalam veteran actor Mammootty and his wife Sulfath to wish them on their marriage anniversary.




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Chris Hemsworth Addresses Filming Non-stop Action Sequences In Extraction

Chris Hemsworth, who played the Australian mercenary Tyler Rake in Sam Hargrave's Extraction said that single-take non-stop action sequences help retain physical momentum.




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Sonam Kapoor Pens Love-filled Note for Anand Ahuja on Wedding Anniversary as Wishes Pour in for Couple

Sonam Kapoor and Anand Ahuja are celebrating their second marriage anniversary on Friday.




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Kriti Kharbanda Misses Her Favourite Workout, Adds it to Her Post Lockdown To-do List

Kriti Kharbanda, who is reminiscing the time when she used to do pole dancing, revealed that she regrets not installing a pole at home.




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Covid-19: Karnataka govt should demand economic package of Rs 50,000 crore from centre, says Siddaramaiah

Former chief minister of Karnataka and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday asked the state government to demand a special economic package of at least Rs 50,000 crore from the centre to deal with the coronavirus crisis.




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PUBG Now Gets Added in Google Stadia's Game Catalogue; Members Get Free Access

The base PUBG game on Stadia can be purchased for $29.99, while the new Pioneer Edition is available for $39.99.




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Jio Adds 24mn Users in First Three Months of 2020, Annual Profit Soars by 177%

Reliance Jio now has over 388 million subscribers on its network, and looks set to grow stronger with a new investment from Facebook.




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Google Nest Users to Get Added Security Layer, Two-Factor Authentication Coming Soon

This six-digit verification code is to verify that it is actually the user who is trying to access their account, and without this code, one won't be able to log in.




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Mozilla's New Email Alias Feature Will Now Protect Your Real Address From Getting Spammed

The feature generates unique email addresses so that users don’t have to reveal a real address to a website.




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Zoom Acquires Keybase to Address Privacy and Security Loopholes on its Platform

Zoom has been one of the big beneficiaries of coronavirus lockdowns, with millions of workers and students using its video platform as they work and study from home.




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Kabir Singh Movie Review: Arjun Reddy Remake is Unapologetic Celebration of Toxic Masculinity

Kabir Singh is an unmistakably misogynistic film, but the sad part is that it’s exactly these troubling portions that the filmmakers peddle as intense love.




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Sacred Games 2 Review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui Makes It One of the Best on Netflix

The making of Ganesh Gaitonde has everything you would expect from a classic Netflix tale, and more. Which means, you’re in for a thrilling time.




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Saaho Movie Review: Anything Goes in Prabhas, Shraddha Kapoor's Action Flick

The impressively staged but ultimately exhausting action sequences take up the bulk of screen time, but they can’t salvage this soulless film that has all the depth and emotional wallop of a video game.




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Chhichhore Movie Review: Sushant Singh Rajput-Shraddha Kapoor Film is Dipped in Nostalgia

Chhichhore is all about its characters, frankly, and the hoops they're made to jump. In them you'll likely find traces and memories of your own youth.




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Chhichhore Movie Review: Sushant Singh Rajput-Shraddha Kapoor's Charming Campus Diaries

Shraddha Kapoor and Sushant Singh Rajput bring a touch of glamour and of course, the much sought after romance to campus life.




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Motichoor Chaknachoor Movie Review: Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Athiya Shetty's Film is a Big Letdown

'Motichoor Chaknachoor' could have been a blockbuster comedy. But alas, with its ambling laidback storytelling style, it falls short. Read our full review of the latest Bollywood film below.




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Street Dancer 3D Movie Review: Varun Dhawan-Shraddha Kapoor Film Fails To Get us Grooving

Varun Dhawan and Shradha Kapoor's dance film struggles at crucial junctures. Here's our movie review of Remo D'Souza's Street Dancer 3D.




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Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan Movie Review: Weddings and Other Pandemoniums

If one were to rewind a bit, we have had Dostana, which introduced the idea of two brawny men as a pretend gay couple and the hilarity it would induce.




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Love Wedding Repeat Movie Review: New Netflix Romcom is a Missed Opportunity

Quite like the romantic fate of its protagonists, 'Love Wedding Repeat' is riddled with too many missed opportunities, preventing the audiences from falling in love with the film.




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Social media help residents beat the odds during lockdown




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India's First F1 Track Buddh International Circuit to be Used as Shelter Home for Migrant Workers

Buddh International Circuit, which is India's first Formula One racing track, is being readied to be used as a shelter home and quarantine facility for migrant labourers leaving Delhi-NCR after Central Government announced a 21-day lockdown




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IMF approves $214 million to Nepal to address Covid-19 pandemic

The IMF approved a disbursement to Nepal of about $214 million to help it cover the urgent balance of payments and fiscal needs stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. The IMF said Covid is having a severe impact on Nepal's remittances, tourism, and domestic activity. It will substantially weaken the country's GDP growth, balance of payments and fiscal position.




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President Ram Nath Kovind Says He is 'Saddened Beyond Words' on Aurangabad Train Accident

My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families. Wishing speedy recovery to the injured, the president said on Twitter.




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Gautam Buddh Nagar Reports First Fatality as 60-Year-Old Man Dies of Coronavirus

Gautam Buddh Nagar recorded 202 positive cases of coronavirus till Thursday evening, and official figures for Friday were awaited.




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Upset Over Delay in Wedding Due to Lockdown, Telangana Couple Ends Life

According to police, Ganesh, a farmer and a girl from the same village were in love with each other for a couple of years. Their engagement took place a few months ago and the marriage was scheduled for last month.




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Uddhav Says Maharashtra May Ask for Central Manpower to Give Rest to Police, Quashes Rumour of Army Deployment

Thackeray also admitted that while the spread of the virus has been contained, the state has not succeeded in breaking the chain of infection yet.




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Delhi HC Declines to Entertain Plea to Link Metro Card with Address Proof

In case the petitioners move a representation to the DMRC, it is supposed to dispose of the plea within four weeks by a reasoned order after taking inputs from authorities concerned.




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62-year-old Becomes Second Covid-19 Fatality in UP's Gautam Buddh Nagar

The resident of Sector 66 was among the two people who tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours




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Punjab Govt Advances Paddy Sowing, Transplantation Dates by 10 Days

Farmers had raised concerns about labour shortage resulting from migrant labourers returning to their homes in view of the Covid-19 crisis.




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Shouldn't Alienate a Community for Mistake, Says Bhagwat, Adds Warning on Covid Misuse by ‘Anti-India Forces’

The RSS chief said there are 'anti-India forces' who are waiting to use the pandemic to break the country.




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Maha Cabinet Again Asks Governor Koshyari to Name CM Uddhav Thackeray as Member of Legislative Council

With Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari yet to give his nod to appoint Thackeray to the Legislative Council, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut targeted the BJP central leadership for the delay.




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MVA Leaders Meet Governor, Request Him for Uddhav Thackeray's Entry Into Maha Legislative Council

On Monday, the cabinet made a fresh recommendation proposing Chief Minister Thackeray's nomination to one of the two vacant seats in the Council in the governor's quota.




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Uddhav Phones PM Modi on Attempt to 'Create Political Instability' as His CM Post Hangs in Balance

Thackeray will cease to be the Maharashtra CM if he is not a member of the legislative council by May 28, when he completes six months in office.




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Modi Govt Taking Initiatives to Attract Companies Getting Disenchanted with China: Nadda

The BJP in a statement said the former diplomats, during their talks with Nadda, hailed India's move to help other countries in this time of coronavirus crisis.




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After Uddhav's Call to PM Modi, Maharashtra Governor Asks EC to Hold Legislative Council Polls

In his letter to the poll panel, the Governor said the elections should be held ‘at the earliest’ with a view to end the current uncertainty in the state.




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Plea in Bombay HC Seeks Direction to Maha Guv For Uddhav's Nomination

The petition sought the court to direct the governor to take a decision on the proposal submitted by the cabinet expeditiously or within three days. Arora's plea is likely to be taken up for hearing on May 5.